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While eastern China rapidly develops by exporting good around the world many areas of western China have been left behind. This town in southern Yunnan province, just before the Burma border crossing, had unreliable electricity and was missing many of the "comforts" of developed society, like indoor plumbing and refrigeration. They lived a simple life raising their crops and tending to livestock, much as they have for hundreds of years.
I took this photo back in 2008 with a point and shoot. I rested the camera on a pop can to steady the lens then used the timer to get the shot without pressing the button. I was pretty proud of myself at the time but would be much easier now that I have a DSLR that I know how to use.
One morning in Western China I came across this Tibetan doing morning prayers next to a Buddhist monastery.
